sleep together

phrase

informal

: to have sex with each other

She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.

Examples of sleep together in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For Rohmer, sleeping together is always a far simpler maneuver than confiding one’s desires verbally. — André Aciman, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026

Barbara Rocha and her son Aron were sleeping together when the vehicle tore through the back of the house and struck them head-on. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026

During the Secret Lives season finale, it was revealed that Paul and Mortensen also slept together the night before she was set to leave for The Bachelorette filming. — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 19 Mar. 2026

The episode ends with one more flashback, this time to the night Dixie and Don slept together — conceiving their son Blue — when he was separated from his wife Blythe. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for sleep together

• altogether
• aether
• gether
• heather
• leather
• nether
• tether
• weather
• wether
• whether